Me and my horse riding friend have been wondering about her mare's hips for awhile now. She is a grade palomino that has been kept well all her life, even before my friend bought her. She's 3 yrs old, wormed regularly, fed well-definitely not underweight. But her hips stick out. Is it a characteristic of a certain breed she may be mixed with, a conformation problem (if so-how can she condition it?), or is it just normal is some horses. I didnt want to post a pic of her mare without her permission, so I cropped out most of the horse. But I left her belly, back and thighs in so u can see she isnt skinny. Why do u think they stick out so far? if u can tell from this pic....

So it sounds like its normal. Good! We knew she wasnt underweight, but to actually put enough the weight on it would take to cover that hipbone, would make her SUPER heavy! Her dad yelled at her for her hipbones sticking out. My QH/Arab cross (since she has been ridden and exercised) has become leaner and her hips are pointing out, but no where near as extreme as the palomino. I just had never noticed or seen hips like that. Thanks everyone. We was a little worried she may have a hip problem.

Cool info to add about this palomino. My friend called the previous owner to get her pedigree. She bought this horse for $200 (b/c in a huff the previous owner got mad she kept getting out of the fence and wouldnt let itself be caught.... almost backed out until she saw my friend with the horse, and ended up selling her)....

So she finds out her father is Duty Officer, who is a great great (might be one or two more greats here) grandchild of Man O' War! Thats awesome!

Cool info to add about this palomino. My friend called the previous owner to get her pedigree. She bought this horse for $200 (b/c in a huff the previous owner got mad she kept getting out of the fence and wouldnt let itself be caught.... almost backed out until she saw my friend with the horse, and ended up selling her)....

So she finds out her father is Duty Officer, who is a great great (might be one or two more greats here) grandchild of Man O' War! Thats awesome!

That's actually not uncommon. My mare goes directly back to Man O' War, as did my mother's old horse. It happens when lots of babies are produced.

I think the horse needs more muscling on the hip. How does the horse carry herself? If she is heavy on the front and not using her hind end well, this would result in some of the muscle atrophy you are seeing. It would be helpful to see a full conformation photo, especially of the hind end. She could have a problem lower down the leg that is causing her to bear more weight on the front.

I think the horse needs more muscling on the hip. How does the horse carry herself? If she is heavy on the front and not using her hind end well, this would result in some of the muscle atrophy you are seeing. It would be helpful to see a full conformation photo, especially of the hind end. She could have a problem lower down the leg that is causing her to bear more weight on the front.

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the The Horse Forum forums, you must first register.

Already have a Horse Forum account?
Members are allowed only one account per person at the Horse Forum, so if you've made an account here in the past you'll need to continue using that account. Please do not create a new account or you may lose access to the Horse Forum. If you need help recovering your existing account, please Contact Us. We'll be glad to help!

New to the Horse Forum?Please choose a username you will be satisfied with using for the duration of your membership at the Horse Forum. We do not change members' usernames upon request because that would make it difficult for everyone to keep track of who is who on the forum. For that reason, please do not incorporate your horse's name into your username so that you are not stuck with a username related to a horse you may no longer have some day, or use any other username you may no longer identify with or care for in the future.

User Name:

Password

Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.

Password:

Confirm Password:

Email Address

Please enter a valid email address for yourself.

Email Address:

OR

Log-in

User Name

Password

Remember Me?

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Old Thread Warning

This thread is more than 90 days old. When a thread is this old, it is often better to start a new thread rather than post to it. However, If you feel you have something of value to add to this particular thread, you can do so by checking the box below before submitting your post.I am aware that this is an old thread and I want to revive it rather than starting a new thread.